the good-food village

Registered on 29.12.2008 - Closed on 22.05.2009

Project details

STEP 1: Starting of a survey about the children’s alimentation habits: “snacks at school” – research, collection and reading of the data obtained, discussion about the results, referring to the rules of a correct alimentation, meeting with experts of nutrition, analysis of some messages conveyed by advertisements and of their influence on the children’s choices about food;
STEP 2: Historical-cultural research about food and nutrition: traditions, food and typical recipes of the past, discovery of some local traditional dishes, of typical products, of methods of production and of old jobs linked with alimentation; research of the “local food festivals” of the different countries;

Tools to be used: Chat, e-mail, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings)

Aims:

To improve the knowledge of cultural differences and equalities in a simple and common argument like food and alimentation.
To to... read moreTo improve the knowledge of cultural differences and equalities in a simple and common argument like food and alimentation.
To to get closer children of different countries comunicating by the net. hide

Work process:

* Elaboration of cross-curricular teaching units in order to involve the teachers of the different areas in the development of... read more* Elaboration of cross-curricular teaching units in order to involve the teachers of the different areas in the development of the project activities;
*Exchange and comparison among the partner schools, about these aspects:alimentation habits of the children of the different partner schools, typical products and local cultural traditions.
* Exchange of meterials, schedules, photos, iper texts about food in the present and in the past; about traditions and habits. hide

Expected results:

* to create “project corners” inside the schools showing most of the materials produced and exchanged between the partners;
*... read more* to create “project corners” inside the schools showing most of the materials produced and exchanged between the partners;
* to plan a didactic exhibition with all the products obtained;
* to produce: cd rom, audio and videotapes, photos, books, questionnaires, web pages on the schools’ websites.
* to publish articles on local and national newspapers about the main events of the project (project meetings…).
* it would be interesting and motivating for the children to start corresponding with their partners
* Invention of the LOGO of the project (a picture or a symbol that represents the most relevant aspects of the project) hide